Samsung has announced its successor to the budget Tocco Lite – the monikerly-inspired Tocco Lite 2.The Tocco Lite 2 will be available in the UK from early March and looks to build on the success of the original which managed to shift 30 million units.It will land in the low-end market directly rivalling the Orange San Francisco 2, HTC Wildfire S and Samsung’s own Android-toting Galaxy Y, but there is no word on pricing yet.Samsung is aiming the handset at the same market as their Galaxy Y, young users wanting to keep up to date with friends – which is helped by the ...
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Motorola seeking 2.25 percent of Apple’s iPhone sales in exchange for patent license
According to recently released court documents, Motorola is looking to get 2.25 percent of Apple’s iPhone business in exchange for licensing patents that Motorola claims Apple uses. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung announces white Google Galaxy Nexus for UK consumers
Samsung today announced that the Galaxy Nexus smartphone that it produces for Google is will be available in the UK this month. The Galaxy Nexus was the first device on the market to run Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The new white model, which features the same specs as the original, including a 4.65-inch 720p resolution display and dual-core processor, will be widely available in retail stores across the UK starting on February 13. Tweet Vote on ...
Samsung Galaxy Note with AT&T LTE now available for pre-order
AT&T has put its 4G LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone/tablet hybrid up for pre-order. The Galaxy Note features a massive 5.3-inch, 1280 x 800 pixel Super AMOLED display and support for Samsung’s unique S Pen interface. AT&T is offering it in white or cobalt blue, and anxious customers can plunk down $299 and sign a new two-year contract to pre-order the device. The Galaxy Note is expected to officially hit stores on February 19. Tweet Vote on HN ...
HTC warns of another disappointing quarter in Q1 2012
After just recently going through a rough holiday quarter, it doesn’t look like things are turning around for HTC just yet, as the Taiwanese phone manufacturer is predicting another disappointing performance for Q1 2012. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia explains its ClearBlack AMOLED display technology
One of the defining features of Nokia’s recent handsets is their ClearBlack AMOLED displays, which offer great color reproduction and work very well in outdoor light. While we already knew that Nokia employs a polarization filter in its ClearBlack displays, we didn’t really know how the whole system worked until now. Tweet Vote on HN ...
KAYAK drops support for BlackBerry app
Popular travel search site KAYAK has announced that it is dropping support for the BlackBerry version of its mobile app. Citing the fact that the current BlackBerry platform is “not working out to be a great channel for consumer mobile applications,” Kayak says that the cost to maintain and support the BlackBerry version of its app is just too great to maintain. The company does note that its mobile website works in the BlackBerry web browser, and that it is continuing its support for its iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone apps. ...
Apple iPhone 4S, 4, 3GS are the top selling U.S. smartphones in Q4 2011
According to a new report by NPD on smartphone buyers in the U.S., Apple’s three iPhone models took the number one, two, and three slots for top selling smartphones during Q4 2011. Behind the trio of iPhones, Samsung’s Galaxy S II and Galaxy S 4G took the fourth and fifth slots. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Lumia 710 sports call hang-up bug; fix to arrive soon
Owners of the Nokia Lumia 710 have been reporting that the smartphone has a bug that makes it appear as if calls are not terminated when the user hits the end call button on the screen. This has led many to believe that the phone is still using their plan’s minutes even after they are done with a call. Nokia has acknowledged the issue, but insists it is not as serious as many are led to believe. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung and Corning Mate OLED and Glass Businesses
Samsung Mobile Display and Corning today announced a new joint venture that will create OLED glass substrates and panels for mobile phones and other devices. Samsung will supply its OLED expertise to the joint venture and Corning will contribute its Lotus Glass technology. The venture will supply OLED backplane glass substrates for Samsung Mobile Display, as well as for the broader market in Korea. The joint venture is an expansion of an existing partnership between the two companies. Growth in the smartphone market has increased the demand for low-cost, durable screens. ...